Ipswich Waterfront

Here are the five things I thought were worth sharing this week: 

1. I hadn't listened to this album in a long time, but this week made amends. A real masterpiece — Bitches Brew - Miles Davis.
    
2. I enjoyed this rambling chat between Adam Buxton and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood on Adam's podcast (which is always good fun). Which reminds me, I can't wait to get my hands on Radiohead's new album A Moon Shaped Pool which is released physically on Friday!
    
3. I'm not totally sure this is worth sharing, but it is quite amusing — Green Screen Queen.
    
4. Another gem from Brain Pickings — Einstein’s Brilliant and Unusual Life, in a Graphic Novel.
    
5. Yesterday one of my drum students reminded me of this hilarious scene from Wayne's World 2. It never fails to make me laugh! What a tale!

That's all for this week. If you liked this, check out my previous Five Things posts or sign up to receive future posts straight to your inbox. Enjoy!

Don't look down / sun-day drum-day

Here are the five things I thought were worth sharing this week: 

1. I don't think you need to be a drummer to appreciate how good this solo by JP Bouvet is. It's got a bit of everything and it's only a minute long — Oh, and it's in 7/8 in case you didn't notice! It's from the album Bubble & Squeak by Mike Linden, which is well worth a listen.

2. I've been really enjoying The Kills new album Ash & Ice. The first track is particularly cool, as is it's video.

3. Are we living in a computer simulation? Elon Musk thinks we might be! Crazy thought experiments like that are fun to consider, but even if we are in a simulation does it even matter?

4. I love this quote from this article on fixed vs growth mindset by Hazel Gale — “take yourself less seriously because your imperfections are the things that people really connect with. Learn to laugh at yourself and enjoy the fact that others can do the same.”

5. I've been making a conscious effort during the last few weeks to spend less time mindlessly browsing social networks and more time on my projects. This little app has been a great help to me — it allows you to block access to any website for a period of time that you choose. So bye bye Facebook for 3 hours, hello getting some work done!

That's all for this week. If you liked this, check out my previous Five Things posts or sign up to receive future posts straight to your inbox. Enjoy!

I'm currently in the process of launching the Drumlist Newsletter. Each issue will contain all sorts of drumming goodies — PDF lessons, technical exercises and advice, exercises for improving creativity and vocabulary at the kit, and a load of other useful resources. All for free.

If you like the sound of this (did I mention it's free?) visit www.drumlist.com to sign up. The first edition goes out very soon!

This summer me and my Kick! Music Schools pals are running two Rock Schools (25-29 July, 22-26 August).

It's always good fun and a great way for 11-17 year olds to build confidence, learn about songwriting, recording and take a leap outside of their comfort zones.

You can learn more about the Rock Schools by visiting www.kickmusicschools.co.uk.

I have a weekday and weekend times available for drum lessons at South Street Studios in Ipswich. The studio is easy to find (it's just around the corner from Coes on Norwich Road) and it's conveniently right next to a large car park.

For more information on lessons and for testimonials from parents & students head over to the Drum Lesson page. If you'd like to book your first lesson, get in touch!